Knitting sweaters is easier said than done. This was a must-have skill for girls a few decades ago, similar to sewing soles, etc. However, today, except for some girls who want to give a warm gift to their boyfriends and a few boys who want to give gifts to their girlfriends, basically no one knows how to do it.
As for Lu Yinbing's talent, no one else except Qin Hanlin, the only man, could perform it. At most, they had seen this skill at the hands of the nanny or mother at home, but they themselves had never dabbled in it.
As for why Qin Hanlin did this? It depends on the fact that he is one or two years older than everyone present, and he also has some experience at home. What exactly is it? Qin Hanlin claimed to keep it a secret and refused to say, which caused a lot of boos.
What are the requirements for knitting a sweater? First, you need to be patient and careful. If there is a wrong stitch, you have to remove it and knit it again. At the same time, in order to make the sweater look good and not monotonous, you have to carefully weave the pattern...
Laiying smiled quietly, so was this the reason why they all sat as quietly as chickens for ten minutes watching Lou Xiaolou knit a sweater stitch by stitch
She glanced over and saw that Lu Yinbing's three childhood friends were lying together with their heads leaning against each other's shoulders, eyes closed, and they seemed to have fallen asleep. Oh my God, if someone didn't come to stop her, even she, the host, would fall asleep.
Laiying took it upon herself to interrupt this talent show that seemed to last forever, cleared her throat and said loudly: "Okay, our knitting show is over. Those who like this performance, remember to vote for her."
Lu Yinbing was awakened by Lai Ying's shout, and opened his eyes sleepily in Xia Yitong's arms: "Is it dawn yet?"
Xia Yitong touched her face and couldn't help laughing: "It's not light yet, the game is still going on."
As the host, Lu Yinbing couldn't just fall asleep in such an occasion. It was all Miss Lou's fault. The talent show was not going according to the rules, making several people drowsy. She forced herself to ask, "Who's performing?"
"Lou Xiaolou just came down." Xia Yitong said.
Lu Yinbing wrinkled his nose and tried to restart his already drowsy brain. He tried again, but failed. He tried again, but failed. He repeated this four or five times, and still fell into Xia Yitong's arms.
Xia Yitong said: "Friend Four has gone up."
Lai Ying's shout not only woke up Lu Yinbing, but also woke up the others. After everyone wiped their mouths to make sure there was no saliva left on their mouths, they all drank a sip of the wine at hand and perked up again.
Maybe because they were like-minded people, after Lou Xiaolou came down, he sat directly next to Xia Yitong.
Xia Yitong held Lu Yinbing's head, which was shaking from side to side, and praised him from the bottom of her heart: "What a talent."
Lou Xiaolou: "Excuse me, do you want me to teach you? It's very simple."
Xia Yitong: "No, I don't have that much time for this."
Lou Xiaolou: "It's okay to spend a year knitting a sweater. Improving one's character is not about knitting sweaters. Some people like reading books, playing chess, or drinking tea. It's all the same. When you have mastered the skills, you can knit without looking."
Xia Yitong had heard of this state of mind and had seen it with her own eyes. Not to mention the housewives in TV dramas who knitted while watching TV, when she was a child in the welfare home, she wore sweaters, woolen gloves, and scarves knitted by the director for her. Those were made by the director in his spare time. His eyes were busy with other things, and he didn't even need to look at the work in his hands.
Xia Yitong was a little moved and hesitated, "Is it really not a waste of time?"
Lou Xiaolou coaxed, "Don't you feel happy seeing your lover wearing the clothes you knitted yourself?"
"This..." Xia Yitong thought about it. The key question was not whether she was happy or not, but whether Lu Yinbing liked it. The taxi she took was definitely not as comfortable as the one in the brand store, but Lou Xiaolou's suggestion was indeed attractive.
Xia Yitong: "Let me think about it."
Lou Xiaolou: "Okay, if you have any questions, just ask me."
The two of them were chatting happily, but Lu Yinbing successfully turned on her phone amid the buzzing sound, slowly opened her eyes, and sat up straight. The moment she woke up, Xia Yitong had not had time to wink at Lou Xiaolou, who had already stepped back several steps and sat upright, as if the person she was chatting with just now was not her at all.
This reaction speed and handling method made Xia Yitong interested in her other half. What kind of person can train such a person? Yes, Xia Yitong subconsciously used the word "training". A person who is full of contradictions but full of charm, it is hard to imagine that there is no trace of a very important person involved in this.
At about 9:50, Lou Xiaolou received a phone call. From the way she looked at the caller ID on her phone, which made her smile, Xia Yiting guessed that it was her lover calling her.
Lou Xiaolou went to answer a phone call and came back two minutes later, saying goodbye as expected: "Someone from home is here to pick me up, I have to go back." The honey in Lou Xiaolou's eyes was about to burst out. Real joy can infect people, and even Xia Yitong, whose partner was right next to her, couldn't help but feel envious.
Lu Yinbing said, "I'll see you off."
Xia Yitong couldn't bear to let her go out in such a cold weather, so she immediately took the initiative to say, "I'll go and take her there."
Lu Yinbing raised his eyebrows.
Xia Yitong said: "It's too cold, you should stay at home."
Lu Yinbing felt relieved.
Friend 4 didn't notice that Lou Xiaolou disappeared. She asked Laiying, but Laiying was having a good time and turned around and said, "I don't know. Ask Xia Yitong."
Friend 4: "Xia Yitong is missing too."
Laiying looked at his watch and said, "Ah, it's one minute past ten. She must have gone home. She told me before that she could only stay until ten."
Friend Four asked anxiously, "Then why didn't you tell me?"
Laiying asked curiously: "You didn't ask me either."
Friend 4: “I…”
She didn't waste time talking to Laiying and rushed out.
Lai Ying thought of what Lou Xiaolou had said to her before, and planned to go out with him to have a look, but Lu Yinbing was a hands-off boss who didn't care about anything, and she was indispensable to keep the place lively. After weighing the two options, she didn't chase him out, because her good friend No. 4 would come back anyway, and it would be in time to tell her later.
Friend Four naturally didn't catch up with anyone, she only saw Xia Yitong walking towards her.
Friend Four ran out of breath and asked anxiously, "Where is Miss Lou?"
Xia Yitong said, "I'm going back."
Friend 4 wanted to run out, but Xia Yitong grabbed her and asked, "Where are you going?"
Friend 4 couldn't move a step, and was so anxious that he almost cursed: "Chase me, let me go."
"Okay, go after him." Xia Yitong let go.
After she let go, her fourth friend did not move. Xia Yitong had known her for so many years, so of course she knew that she was a soft-hearted person and would not take any tough measures. The more you try to stop her, the faster she will run away. You have to stop her and then let her go, only then can you pour cold water on her head.
Xia Yitong: "You are such a big star, and if you rush out of the community, you will be on the hot search tomorrow if you rush out one step."
After Xia Yitong finished speaking, she walked back, with her four good friends following behind her obediently.
Xia Yitong knew that her fourth friend was listening, so she continued, "The car that came to pick her up was a black BMW 5 Series, with the doors and windows closed, so you couldn't see who was inside."
Friend 4 was just wondering why she was talking so much when the other party dropped a bombshell: "According to my estimation, there is an 80% chance that she is her girlfriend."
Friend 4: “!!!”
Xia Yitong said: "Do you want to pursue her?"
Friend Four choked out, "No."
Xia Yitong: "What is that?"
Friend 4: "I'm interested and have a crush on you. I want to make friends and get in touch with you first."
Xia Yitong: "Then it's probably too late, but I'm not familiar with her, I'm just guessing, the person was brought by Sister Lai Ying, you can ask her later."
Friend 4: “Not sure what you’re talking about here.”
Xia Yitong said: "I will prepare you mentally. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. I will extinguish your hope first, then no matter what kind of disappointment you encounter, it doesn't matter. If she is single, then congratulations, you can go buy a lottery ticket."
My good friend Si Chaotian rolled his eyes.
The two entered the room and closed the door. The talent show was coming to an end. It was the second to last person, and the next one to finish was Xia Yitong. The four friends were extremely anxious, but no matter how anxious they were, they had to wait for the process to be completed.
After that, there was still an award selection. Laiying talked until his lips were almost dry. Finally, the talent competition officially ended. Everyone took a short break and took this time to think about other fun things.
Friends Four dragged Xia Yitong to find Laiying. Laiying drank several glasses of water before sitting on the sofa to catch his breath and asked, "What's the matter?"
His friend Si was usually very forthright, but now he was shy. Laiying looked at Xia Yitong, who asked directly, "Is Lou Xiaolou single?"
Laiying: "Of course..."
Xia Yitong: “???”
Did I guess wrong
Friend 4: “!!!”
Does she have a chance
"… Not anymore." Laiying, the damned one, panted loudly, "Don't you see her appearance and personality? How can she be single?"
Xia Yitong silently shed tears of sympathy for her good friend Si in her heart.
Good friend Si was heartbroken. The seed of her love that had not yet sprouted was strangled in the soil and would never have the chance to see the light of day again.
Laiying continued, "I have a girlfriend who is very powerful. She makes Lou Xiaolou go east but people dare not go west, and makes her grill fish but people dare not kill chickens. In short, they are a pair of bickering lovers. They love each other very much, and have been doing so for several years."
After hearing this, the fourth friend couldn't bear it anymore and went to recuperate.
Laiying sighed: "It's miserable."
Xia Yitong curled her lips and smiled: "What?"
Laiying also smiled: "Nothing, just a few words of regret after drinking too much. You know, Lou Xiaolou just told me that if Friend Four is interested in her, let me try to persuade him. This person has been attracting peach blossoms everywhere since he came out. I don't know if this is his fate."
Xia Yitong just smiled and said nothing. She didn't care whether other people were destined to have romantic relationships or not. As long as she was destined to have Lu Yinbing, that was enough.
After resting, the group turned on the home audio system that Lu Yin Binghua had spent a lot of money on in the living room and started singing karaoke. Karaoke required wine and food to last for a long time, so they had mahjong and poker.
Except for the four good friends who broke up before they even fell in love, everyone else was in high spirits and had a crazy night. The last one fell asleep at five in the morning. It was unknown whether he was tired or drunk.
Starting from seven in the morning, people woke up one after another, and went out in the morning light, got into the cars of their agents or assistants, and left the place where they could relax freely. They were all dazzling stars or socialites from the upper class.
Laiying had work to do in the afternoon, so she left the villa at nine in the morning, went back to clean herself up and take a short nap. Lu Xia and the others cheered up and sent everyone away, leaving the mess at home for the time being, and went upstairs to sleep yawning.
Lu Yinbing: "I really can't stay up late. My legs are shaking. Please hold me up. I'm afraid of falling down the stairs."
Xia Yitong: "Then let's hold a daytime party next time."
Lu Yinbing's steps were light: "Can anyone come?"
Xia Yitong: "Why is there no one here? Everyone is not young anymore, so why not just have a health party? After the talent show, I think any theme party is fine."
"Are you laughing at me?" Lu Yinbing realized belatedly.
"No, I swear."
"What's wrong with talent parties? I'm calling this a memory of my childhood. You don't understand."
After Lu Yinbing climbed the stairs, she relaxed and suddenly found it a little difficult to stand. Xia Yitong was not much better than her. The two of them walked into the room with their arms around each other's shoulders.
"I understand, but they don't. You can't just attack them indiscriminately. The talent show was great. I had a lot of fun last night."
"I think so, too."
Lu Yinbing walked forward and Xia Yitong closed the door behind her.
Lu Yinbing began to take off her clothes, and halfway through she walked towards the bathroom, complaining, "I smell so bad, I don't want to take a shower."
She had to wash even if she didn't want to, unless she wanted to go to bed with the smell of alcohol that had stayed overnight. Although Lu Yinbing was not as serious as a germaphobe, sometimes she would be too lazy to take a shower and fall asleep when she was tired from filming, but she would never go to bed with the smell of alcohol on her body when her brain was clear, or it would go bad.
She complained as she threw the clothes she took off on the ground. Xia Yitong followed her and picked them up, then threw them into the laundry basket. She then threw the clothes that smelled like her own into the basket to be washed together later.
She walked into the bathroom naked. Now living in the north where the indoor temperature was as warm as spring, Xia Yitong's movements with her long legs could be described as graceful, and she looked like a beauty from a movie.
Unfortunately, the person is beautiful, her skin is fair, and the picture is extremely tempting, but the person being tempted only wants to take a quick shower and go to bed.
There was no distraction, no passionate burning, no infatuation, only facing each other to speed up the shower. Lu Yinbing once wondered, "Why don't we have two shower heads at home so that we can wash each other and save time?"
Whether or not to install another shower head was a question that remained unanswered. Anyway, ten minutes later, both of them came out, not even bothering to cover themselves with a piece of cloth. They crawled into bed, and in less than a minute, both fell into a deep sleep.
Just before falling asleep, Lu Yinbing was still thinking that he must never stay up late again next time. He didn't know how many days it would take him to make up for this day's indulgence.
The two of them slept soundly. The sun rose in the east and set in the west, sinking into the horizon, but there was still no sign of waking up.
Finally, at eight o'clock in the evening, after it was completely dark, a hand moved gently in the darkness on the bed, first the fingers, then the palm, she used both hands to exert force, with the help of her feet, her hands went up, her feet went down, her limbs stretched out, and then she let out a long "ah-"
There was a sound of a bone cracking somewhere, and the stretch that had been extended to the extreme came to an abrupt halt.
Lu Yinbing sighed.
"I'm really getting old. When I just stretch, there's a crackling sound." After saying this, he ignored the crackling sound of his joints and stretched again. He moved his neck and legs, and reached out to turn on the light.
Before the strong light pierced his eyes, Lu Yinbing had cleverly closed his eyes, covering them with his hands to slowly adapt. He saw Xia Yitong still sleeping beside him, and reached out for his cell phone to check the time.
8:03 pm.
Lu Yinbing stretched her body freely in an area where she could move without disturbing Xia Yitong. The slight headache caused by the hangover and the soreness in her bones finally slowly eased. After one of the stretching exercises, she clenched her fists, exerted force on her waist, and sat up.
Xia Yitong woke up a little later than Lu Yinbing, about an hour later, one minute to nine. She showed the same stretching movements as Lu Yinbing on the bed, stretching her muscles and letting out a long "ah--" moan that was exactly the same as Lu Yinbing's.
Xia Yitong thought that not only did they look like a couple, but even their living habits were almost exactly the same.
Xia Yitong stretched her body to the end without any cracking of bones. She lay on the bed in a daze, seemingly with her eyes open, but in fact her brain was completely awake and she had no control over her body.
After about two minutes, Xia Yitong blinked once and again while looking at the ceiling. Suddenly, starlight flooded into his originally dull eyes, and they became lively in an instant.
Xia Yitong looked at the empty space beside him, rolled his eyes, and got out of bed.
She didn't make a phone call or call Lu Yinbing's name. She took out her underwear from the closet and put it on. She casually put on a loose bathrobe and walked downstairs. She walked all the way to the small gym at home. Sure enough, there was a figure jogging on the treadmill.
Lu Yinbing was already sweating, and the sound of her footsteps made her not notice the movement behind her. Xia Yitong sat down on the floor behind her. On the leather bench of the chest and abdominal strength training equipment was a plate of cut fruits, including pears, apples, bananas, dragon fruits, and red cherry tomatoes dotted on the side, covered with a transparent cover.
Xia Yitong lifted the cover, picked up the fork on the edge of the plate, and first picked up a piece of pear to eat. The pear was juicy and sweet in the mouth, making her eyes squint with joy.
Lu Yinbing changed from jogging to walking slowly. It seemed that she still didn't notice the other person, but it was as if she had eyes behind her. When Xia Yitong took the first bite, she said to herself: "You are good at taking advantage."
Xia Yitong smiled and said, "You cut so much fruit, but you didn't eat it yourself, and you even specially covered it. Aren't you preparing it specially for me?"
Lu Yinbing suddenly laughed too.
She groaned and shouted, "So you're just going to eat by yourself and watch me run here?"
Xia Yitong didn't know her yet. She had already picked up the fruit plate when Lu Yinbing said the first sentence. As soon as Lu Yinbing finished his second sentence, she was already standing beside Lu Yinbing with the plate in her hands.
He inserted the fork into the largest piece of pear flesh and put it into Lu Yinbing's mouth accurately.
Lu Yinbing's mouth was full of juice. Xia Yitong actually brought some tissue with her, which she used to wipe the corners of her mouth where the juice was overflowing.
Xia Yitong asked: "Is it sweet?"
Lu Yinbing asked: "Pear or you?"
Xia Yitong said: "Pear."
"Not as sweet as you." Lu Yinbing said.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Without saying anything more, Xia Yitong stepped back, took two steps away, sat on the ground with the plate in her hand, and enjoyed the dinner prepared for her by someone amid the even sound of the treadmill.